Appabatus for phyinff bacon



Jan. 17, 1928.

C. W. CARTER ET AL APPARATUS FOR FRYING BACON Filed Jan. 29, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l firenfom Jan. 17, 1928. 1,656,663

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Arrensrus iron Farina BAGQN.

application filed January 29, 1927 Serial No. 164.6%.

Our present invention relatesto an imbroken away and" some parts. sectioned, provedapparatusfor frying bacon or other showing the apparatus; 7 thinly sliced meat, and generallystated, the Fig. 2 is a front end elevation of the invention consists of the novel'steps of maapparatus;

5 nipulation, devices, and combinations of de- Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken vices hereinafter described and defined in on the-line 3- 3 of Fig. 1; 7 so the claims. Fig. .4: 1s a fragmentary view in front In the ordinary process of frying bacon, elevation, illustrating the manner in which wherein the thinly cut strips of bacon are a tubulartrying trough is inserted through laid loosely on the bottom of a pan, it is therear wall of the casing;

ractically impossible to prevent the bacon Fig. 5 is a plan view with some parts 65 l rom curling up, even when great'care is broken away, showing the paper envelope taken to repeatedly turn the same. Curled and strips of bacon contained therein; and bacon shrinks and warps out of shape in "Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6--6 such a way that it is not attractive in ap-' of Fig.5.

pearance and does not lie well in sandwiches In the apparatus illustrated, the numeral 7n or the like and, moreover, when the bacon 7 indicates a rectangular or box-like sheet is cooked in" its own grease, the cooked prometal casing secured on a base 8. Within duct will be grease-soaked and not as pal the casing is a pair of vertically spaced obatable as when fried under conditions that liquely set electrical heating elements, which leave the same in drier condition. may be of any suitable or approved construc- 7 5 We have found that, by placing strips oi tionandwhich are indicated as entireties by bacon in a fiat containing envelope, such the numerals 9 and 10. as ai orded'by quite still wax paper, the The numeral 11 indicates a frying trough bacon. can be subjected 'to trying heat and in the form of a flat sheet metal tube pro will be held in perfectly flat condition while videdat its edges with outstanding longito it is being tried. We have also found that in tudinal flanges 12 This tubular trough 11 the use of such containing envelopes, having is inserted in an oblique position midway opens ends or at least having an open lower between the heating elements 9 and 10 and end, and by suspending or supporting the is extended through the rear and front bacon-containing envelope at an angle to a plates of the casing. The rea plate of the as horizontal while it is being subjected to the casing is provided with notches 13 that trying or. cooking heat, the grease fromtlie freely pass the flanges 12 therethrough, but bacon will freely flow out of the open lower. the front plate of said casing is not proend of the envelope and will leave the fried vided withsuch notches and the front ends or cooked bacon in substantially flat condi of the flanges 12, in'the structure ilhistrzvted so tion and comparatively free from grease. come against the front plate of said casing I Bacon thus cooked has been found to have and limit the downward and forward movethe very best flavor and to be much more ment of the frying trough substantially, to palatable than bacon cooked in its own theposition shown in Fig l and in which grease. position, both ends thereof project. The A major object of the invention is the projecting front and lower end of the provision oi an extremely simple and cilitrough'll is in a position to dischargethe cient device or apparatus, such as may be grease into a catch pan 1% shown as detach sold at comparatively small price to meet the ably mounted on brackets 15 secured to the dem'andsof domestic purposes, and whereby casing. V the above-indicated process of cooking or Secured to the inner surfaces of the side trying bacon or the like may be carried out. walls of the casing 7 vertically spaced Such an apparatus is illustrated in the oblique guide flanges 16, between which the 50 accompanying drawings, wherein like 'Cl12l1- fianges12' of the trough 11 are extended and actors indicate like parts throughout the by which the trough is guided and held in its ral views. inclined POSltIOli shown in Fig. 1. The Referring to the drawings: waxed paper envelope 1'! is preferably made Fig. 1 is a side elevation with some parts from a fiat sheet bent into the form of a fiat container having overlapping longitudinal edges and open at both ends. This envelope encascs and holds in flat condition a'plurality of strips of bacon 18, (see particularly Figs.

andh). Preferably also, the envelope is.

longer than the bacon strips. 1

In Fig. 1, the numeral 19 indicates currentsupplying leads that extend from asuitablesource and Will be connected to the heating elements 9 and 10 in any suitable manner,

notnecessary for the purpose, of. case. to

consider;

Operation: In the construction illustrated, the tubular trough ll. s readily removable,

but/ except for cleaning the same, itsreino'v'af will seldom be necessary. The enveloped? with the bacon strips. contained there n may be. readily slippedinto the tuhularitroughgl'lr and the bacon will be. properly I positiofied When the upper end of. the envelope"is' '.left, slightly p roj ecting; froinjthe' upper end of the trough.

While the bacon is being. friecl, the, grease. will continuously runftherefrom and into; the catch pan 1e. "Whenthe the bacon hasbeen. properly fried or cookedv the envelopecoik tain the'saniemay,be readily"removed; In ract1oe, 1thasbeen'ioiiudithat the heat requ red toi'properlyfry or. coOkthe; bacon. willl not cause the paper envelope to, disinte rate, and .liencee that the; envelope with its Oked; contents my be; readily removed as an-entirety'and; when openedjup, will expose. the properly cooked. bacon in substantially is. proposedjto have the hacon packed in;

the pap er eontaining envelopes atfthe pack-Q in'giplant' and soldto'ith'e trade with each; en'- 4 velope} containing a. pluralityfof thinly cut bacon strips in conditionfor. frying in. the

enyelope asjabove described; In fact; it has been found. that packers] Welcome] such 1y. for the reasons; stated! by.

sch erlne," la

j th-at theyltake great care to. produce a the high grade haCOn fandfj that much. of its fine. qu' lii ies are lostunderj the hitherto common.

practice of frying the sariiej;

Otj'course, the process and apparatus can be used, for flying. or cooking thinly cut nieatsor food ,otlierithan bacon. cutin' thin slices,; may,be fried to dry,,crisp. condition and willfbe foundjmuchn more of grease and; adapted I to contain, the. 'bacoii' str ps, In ns for supporting said receptacle ni aniii tubular receptacle.

2. Means for frying meat, co nprisingan open-ended envelope containing the meat heldQthereby, an inclined receptacle open at its lower end forthe discharge of greasefand' adapted to hold said envelope and theineat:

therein contained Wi'th the said envelope in an inclined position for thedischarge of grease therefrom during tlie cooking action,

andlnieansfi'or a pplyingheat to the exterior said' receptacle. 3; An apparatus for fryingstripsof baconand thelilto; comprising a casing an. openended receptacle extending obliquely through said casing, aaaimeans ithin said casing applying hjcat to. the exterior oif'isaid recepmale.

4. An apparatusfor frying strips of bacon and, the,like, 0Omprising a casing, an inclined open-ended. receptacle having substantially flat up )er andl'ovverwalls entending'througli said casing and means Within said casing for applfiiig lieat to the exterior of said 'recep tar/le 5."T-he structure defined in claim 23 in which said, "receptacle is removable en (lW lSQ froni saidfjcasin i Z'flhe strud hre defined in claim 3 in Wl' ich the lower end of said receptacle p rojects flfonl said casiiig, and in furtl1er .com-

bihation with a grease receptacle positioned.

torec'eive tlie grea'se froni said receptacle.

In testimony whereoifwe' aliix oursi gnatures. v i M CLARENCE W'. CARTER.

CHARLES P. STRITE. i i

ed position, and means for apply ing, heat {to the, fiat exterlor surfaces: of said; 

